COVID-19 Pandemic Update
RPM's programs have been interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Michigan's Shelter in Place order. The Keweenaw Storytelling Center, which was to open in July, is now scheduled to open in August. In the meantime, we're working to offer online programming. Subscribe to our e-newsletter to receive updates!
Real People Media has received funding from the Michigan Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan.
RPM's programs have been interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Michigan's Shelter in Place order. The Keweenaw Storytelling Center, which was to open in July, is now scheduled to open in August. In the meantime, we're working to offer online programming. Subscribe to our e-newsletter to receive updates!
Real People Media has received funding from the Michigan Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan.
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Real People Media (RPM) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with the mission to help people share their stories through the literary, visual, performing and media arts. Since 2010, RPM has helped individuals and organizations share stories which educated, entertain, and inspire.
View our success stories. RPM hosts storytelling events and classes, provides visual artists with exhibit space, and performance opportunities for storytellers. We provide storytelling activities for all ages, from puppet shows for children, animation and media classes for teens and theatrical events for adults. Come share your story! |
Opening 2020
Storytelling Center with the proposed signage
In 2019, Real People Media was gifted the historic 1948 Woolworth's building in Calumet for the creation of the Keweenaw Storytelling Center. The Center is located in Calumet's Historic District within the Keweenaw National Historical Park. We're raising funds to renovate the building to include a 100 seat theatre for storytelling, planetarium shows, performances of "The Red Jacket Jamboree," film showings, musical concerts, and historical lectures. The 7,000 square foot facility will also feature a puppet theatre, soda fountain, gift shop, and exhibit area. Read More
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Never Miss a Story!Help purchase chairs for the
Keweenaw Storytelling Center! 
Our new (used) chairs were made by the Gasser chair company for the Grand Summit Hotel. They'll look great in our vintage theatre!
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"Around the World in 80 Hats"
Youth modeling hats from the Linda Weston Collection.
Opening in Summer 2020, “Around the World in 80 Hats,” is an art and cultural exhibit of international hats. The exhibit, tailored to children and adults alike, will feature hands-on interpretive centers and be augmented with performances and activities which heighten the visitors' understanding and appreciation of art and culture as expressed through these hats. Featured in the exhibit will be approximately 60 international hats from the Linda Weston Collection, 10-20 vintage hats from Friends of Fashion, and vintage and new utilitarian hats (miner's and firemen's helmet, cowboy hat etc.) Read More
Voice Box Sessions - Offered Fall of 2020! Open Mic Performer at the RPM Voice Box Sessions. (photo by Kim Mettler)
Launched in December of 2012, RPM's Voice Box Sessions features emerging singer-songwriters and musicians. The Voice Box Sessions, provides a warm and supportive environment for artists to perform original work. Following the featured performer, Real People Media invites singer-songwriters and storytellers to participate in our open Mic.
The Voice Box Sessions is a unique concert series, which not only provides community enrichment, but fosters the artistic development of young performers who are coached by professional mentors. The concerts, which are open to the public by donation ($12 suggested), are videotaped and photographed. Performers are able to use these items for their portfolios, promotional, or personal development. Read More. The Red Jacket Jamboree, a NEW old-time radio variety show!
Calumet Historical Walking Tours - Coming this Summer!
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